General Subject Files

This series includes research and preparation records for key exhibitions, involvement in policy and other organisational projects, lecture notes for public talks, collection development and acquisition files.

Material also includes several files of a historical nature which may have been passed onto Michael Fitzgerald for reference.

Files in this series are:

• Museum Archives; 1993 – 1996
• Voices Exhibition [previously referred to as "Journeys"]; 1990 – 1993
• 'Journeys' Exhibition [latter "Voices Exhibition"]; 1992
• 'Art in New Zealand'; 1994
• History of Museum interactive project; 1994
• Waterfront Exhibition History; 1993
• 'Thoughts' (for exhibitions).; 1984 – 1991
• Other ethnic groups; 1989 – 1990
• Photographic Conservation Seminar (general File); 1981
• Photographic Conservation: Copies of papers presented.; 1981
• Photographic Archives (papers and correspondence); 1981
• ; Material for Pacific Navigations booklet
• Other Museums (correspondence reports, etc); 1979 – 1984
• Wellington - Manawatu Railway Carriage (restoring); 1991 – 1994
• Library Committee; 1989 - 1992
• Business plan (and report on research library and archive); 1992 – 1993
• Departmental papers (Culture Heritage Business Plans); 1991 – 1993
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Project.; 1984 – 1987
• Old newspapers and manuscripts (lists)
• Larnder New Zealand Medal File; 1993 – 1994
• Gilbertson Collections, Clubs, coins, swords; 1983 – 1991
• Research review; 1993 – 1994
• Waimate Trip (1984) Bedgood Collection.; 1982 – 1994
• History of Museum Personnel; circa 1987
• Addresses and articles (by Michael Fitzgerald)
• Photographs; 1977
• Oral History Seminar; 1977
• History Curators Group; 1984 – 1985
• Exhibitions Forum and planning papers; 1991 – 1993
• Desk File: Colonial Historian; 1966 – 1969
• Desk File: Mr Millar: Curator of Colonial History; 1966 – 1970
• Historical Site Interpretation Seminar, 1984.; 1984
• Colonial Furniture, notes on Charles Heaphy (notes with photographs by S. Northcote-Bade on Colonial furniture, etc.
• Tunnels under Mount Cook; 1942 – 1979
• Mount Cook Site History Project (copied material).; 1869 – 1991
• Exhibition concepts; 1994 – 1995
• Exhibition concepts; 1994
• New Zealand Rail; 1993
• Auckland Islands (historical) and Sub Antarctic Islands; 1927 – 1975
• Conservation; 1991 – 1992
• Research Review; 1993
• New Zealand Historic Places Trust; circa 1971 – 1973
• List of handguns and firearms, report of work completed
• List of War Trophies sent to the Dominion Museum; 1937
• Loan forms; circa 1974 – 1986
• Nairn Street Cottage Museum; circa 1979 – 1995
• History Department Reports; 1974 – 1987
• Elgar Collection papers; circa 1968
• Plans of 19th Century meat refrigeration plant; 1991 – 1993
• Press clippings: controversies..; circa 1986 – 1997
• Objects and collections of National Importance (OCNI) Numismatics Working Party, 1994; 1994
• A.S. Atkinson: notes on E Tregears Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, 1893 (copy)
• F. Climo papers; 1989
• Lady Vivien Younger Bequest; 1958
• Art Gallery Site (clippings); 1981 – 1985
• Museum structure and resource planning
• Buckle Street Site.; 1997
• Ship wrecks (general file)
• Life (manuscript); 1973
• First Week in New Zealand, Norman MacLeod.; 1864
• Northcote-Bade, 1951 Report on Dorset Collection; 1951
• Chapman-Taylor: The Building of Plas Mawr: My Place
• Ehrhardt: Coins correspondence; 1994
• Te Kooti, Hone Heke, Rua and Company (pamphlets, pictures and cuttings)
• Handecoeter Painting.; 1973 – 1991
• St John's Booklet and Wesley and Miscellaneous ephemera.; circa 1913 – 1985
• Castle Collection; circa 1970 - 1998